Privy-seat cover



(No Model.)

' G. 'E. WALDO.

PRIVY- SEAT COVER.

1N6;- 466,388.. Patent a d Jan. 5, 1892.

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" UNITED STATES.

PATENT 4 DFFICE.

GEORGE E. WALDO, or MANITOWOC, Wisconsin.

PRl VY-SEAT COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,388, dated January5, 1892.

Application filed April 30} 1891- Serial No. 391,948- (No model.)

To all whom itvnay concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. ALDO, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, re-

siding at Manitowoc, inthe countyof Manitonot only uncomfortableto'persons in good health, but in the case of delicate persons, andparticularly women, is likely, by sudden chilling, to seriouslyaffectthe sensitive internal organs located in that portion of the body andcause dangerous sickness.

The object, therefore, of the invention is to provide, in addition tothe ordinarycover of the privy-seat, one of suitable non-conductingfabric provided with a central opening, upon which the body of theperson is seated, thereby avoiding the dangerous contact above referredto. a

My invention therefore consists, in combination with the seat and coverof a watercloset or privy, of a supplemental cover attached at one endto the seat and at the other end so attached as to be automaticallyoperated with the movement of the cover.

My invention further consists in the combination, with the seat andcover of a watercloset or privy, of a supplemental cover of textilefabric attached at one end to a springroller journaled on the seat andat the other end attached to rods upon the cover, whereby the movementof the cover automatically actuates the supplemental cover.

The invention consists, furthermore, in combination with other elements,of a supplemental cover of textile fabric on its uppersurface, buthaving an under surface of water-proof material, whereby when the seatis wet by reason of becoming frosted or from any other cause thewater-proof lining will prevent the Water reaching the fabric and beingabsorbed thereby.

The invention consists, finally, in various details of construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described, and referred to in theappended claims.

' My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which? jFigure 1 represents a" top view of an ordinary water-closet seat withits aperture closed by a wood'encover in the usual manner, thesupplemental cover being rolled up in front of it, as it will be whennot in use. Fig. 2 is a top View with the cover raised and thesupplemental cover in position for use. Fig. 3 is a front view. Fig. 4is a side elevation. Fig. 5 is a detached View, partly in section, ofthe roller upon which the supplemental cover is Wound.

In the drawings, A represents the ordinary water-closet or privy seat,provided with the usual aperture a. The ordinary cover B ishingedthereto, as shown at Z).

Journaled in brackets 0 upon the front of the seat A is a roller R. Thisroller passes into openings formed in these brackets. One of thesebrackets is provided with a recess d, within which is placed a coiledspring S, attached at one end to the axis of the roller R andat theother end to the interior of the recess cl, thereby keeping the rollernormally at rest. This recess 01 is provided with a suitable cover f,whereby access can be had to the spring S when desired. To this rolleris secured in any desirable manner one end of a piece of flannel orsuitable textile fabric D, provided with an opening g, which when thefabric is extended just registers with the aperture a in the privy-seat.It will be seen that when this fabric or supplemental cover D is unwoundfrom the roller it will form a cover. for the privy-seat, thuspreventing contact of the body with the bare wood or other material ofwhich the seatmay be composed.

The spring S always tends to keep the cover 9 D Wound upon the roller,and it is therefore necessary to provide means for holding itin itsextended position. This might be done positively, as shown in patent ofHawkins, No. 120,276, of October, 1871, or by providing a pin near theback of the seat, upon which the end of the cover D can be secured afterhaving been unwound positively from the roller, in which case it will benecessary to 5 positively detach the cover D from the fast ening devicein order to let the spring S operate to wind the cover upon the roller.Such an arrangement is, however, defective, and in order, therefore, toobviate these defects I provide means for automatically operating thesupplemental cover D upon the movement of the main cover B. Secured uponsaid main cover B are rods it, upon each of which a ring 1' is adaptedto run. These rings are secured (removably, if desired) at the twocorners of the cover D opposite the roller R, and it will thus be seenthat when the cover B is raised the supplemental cover D will beunwound, and by reason of the ring-and-rod connection with B, stretchedacross the seat A, at the same time winding up the spring S. \Vhen thecover B is lowered, the spring S causes the rings 2'- to run on therods, thus allowing the cover D to be wound again on the roller.

While I have shown and described the above as a desirable means forsecuring the automatic action of the cover D,I desire it to beunderstood that I do not limit myself to the particular means shown, themain feature of the present invention being the combination, with theseat A and cover B, of the supplemental cover D, automatically operatedupon the raising or lowering of said cover B. As a further improvementin devices of this kind, I provide the under side of the supplementalcover D with a coating or lining of gum, rubber, or any suitablewaterproofing material, whereby in case there were moisture on the seatit could not penetrate to and be absorbed by the covering of textilefabric.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a privy-seat and main cover, of a supplementalcover secured at one end to the seat and movably attached at the otherend to the main cover, whereby on the movement of the main cover thesupplemental cover is operated, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a privy-seat and main cover, of a spring-rollerattached to the seat, a supplemental cover attached at one end to theroller, rods on said main cover and rings secured to said supplementalcover, and sliding on said rods, said supplemental cover being composedof suitable non-conducting textile fabric.

3. The combination, with a privy-seat and main cover, of a spring-rollerattached to the seat, a supplemental cover attached at one end to theroller, rods on said main cover and rings secured to said supplementalcover, and sliding on said rods, said supplemental cover being composedof suitable non-conducting textile fabric having a layer of water-proofmaterial on its under surface.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEO. E. WALDO.

W itnesses S. A. W001), FRED llAUKoHL.

